diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 30e5ae86a93..a2f6df643c7 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ENABLE_NODE_LOGGING="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_LOGGING:-true}"
 LOGGING_DESTINATION="${KUBE_LOGGING_DESTINATION:-elasticsearch}" # options: elasticsearch, gcp
 
 # Optional: When set to true, Elasticsearch and Kibana will be setup as part of the cluster bring up.
-ENABLE_CLUSTER_LOGGING="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_LOGGING:-false}"
+ENABLE_CLUSTER_LOGGING="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_LOGGING:-true}"
 ELASTICSEARCH_LOGGING_REPLICAS=1
 
 # Don't require https for registries in our local RFC1918 network